Blog from the Capital

The documentary adaptation of James Carroll's Constantine's Sword, just released in a few theaters today, is reviewed in today's NYTimes by Stephen Holden, who describes the film as "(a)t once enthralling and troubling".

“Constantine’s Sword” is a cri de coeur about the abuse of religion when aligned with the state. Jesus, “the prince of peace,” Mr. Carroll insists, was not an intolerant warmonger.

“If you think of religion as a great lake,” he warns, “it’s a lake of gasoline, and all it’s going to take is someone to drop a match into it for a terrible conflagration.”

I have a request, because the film is not yet playing in my area. When/if you see it, drop me a line and tell me what you think, especially from the perspective of church-state concerns.